USCHO Women’s Game of the Week:
Wisconsin vs. New Hampshire
New No. 1 Wisconsin faces No. 4 New Hampshire in a November game with a March feel. Broadcast starts Sunday 1 p.m. ET.
Women’s D-I in general
New No. 1 Wisconsin faces No. 4 New Hampshire in a November game with a March feel. Broadcast starts Sunday 1 p.m. ET.
No. 7 Mercyhurst (6-5-1 overall, 2-0-0 CHA) Top Scorers: Valerie Chouinard, Fr., F (8-8-16), Julia Colizza, Jr., F (2-10-12), Samantha Shirley, Sr., F (4-4-8) Top Goaltender: Laura Hosier, So. (6-5-1, 1.95, .918) Scoring Offense: 2.58 (18th) Scoring Defense: 1.92 (9th) Penalty Minutes: 12.3 (22nd) Power Play: 9 of 75, 12.9% (25th) Penalty Kill: 61 of … Read more
Two-time defending national champion Middlebury led the way with two First Team honorees among the D-III Women’s Preseason All-USCHO selections, announced today. Gustavas Adolphus and Bowdoin both placed one player each on the First and Second Teams. The complete list of winners and honorable mentions is below. All-USCHO First Team F Emily Quizon, Sr., Middlebury … Read more
No. 3 Elmira at No. 1 Middlebury, Sat. 7 p.m. Semifinal This Saturday, the only two programs ever to win an NCAA Championship in Division III women’s hockey, will go head-to-head once more. The Elmira Soaring Eagles took the first two titles, while the Middlebury Panthers have captured the last two, including a thrilling 4-3 … Read more
Just eight games into its women’s team’s first season, Robert Morris has fired its head coach. Kevin McGonagle was dismissed Thursday, effective immediately, will be replaced on an interim basis by assistant Jody Katz for the remainder of the 2005-06 season. Current men’s assistant coach Nate Handrahan will then take over on a permanent basis. … Read more
The No. 1 Saints passed unscathed through a tough nonleague schedule to start the season, but Saturday’s 2 p.m. ET broadcast at No. 8 Dartmouth will be their first ECACHL test.
Ivy rivals converge for an important early-season ECACHL contest in Saturday’s 4 p.m. ET broadcast.
Team USA faced off against a team of the ECACHL’s finest in a game that packed more intensity and excitement than can be indicated by either the All-Star Game moniker or the 6-2 final score. The teams combined for sixteen penalties, including four pairs of matching minors, and the unpolished penalty kill of the ECACHL … Read more
The Women’s Hockey East Association is pleased to announce the selection of 23 student-athletes representing eight different programs to its first-ever “All-Star” game. The Hockey East All-Stars will take on the 2006 U.S. Women’s Olympic Team on Sunday, Dec. 11, at UNH’s Whittemore Center, as part of Team USA’s Hilton Family Skate to 2006 Tour. … Read more
No. 9 Ohio State, perennially a top-four team in the WCHA, faces a challenge in Saturday’s 4 p.m. ET broadcast from visiting Minnesota State’s young forward talent.
No. 5 UNH looks to continue to establish itself as a national contender against historical rival Brown in Sunday’s 2 p.m. ET broadcast.
With the drop of the puck and look to the sky, a new era began for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on October 8. The drop of the puck signified the first game that RPI would play as a Division I women’s hockey program. The look to the sky was for Bill Cahill — this was, after … Read more
Mercyhurst has always been on the cusp of women’s hockey’s elite. The No. 8 Lakers look to prove themselves when they host No. 4 Minnesota in Saturday’s 3 p.m. ET broadcast.
When last they met, Providence and UConn decided the Hockey East title. Saturday’s 2 p.m. broadcast will renew the budding rivalry.
Canada dealt the U.S. Women’s National Team its worst loss since the 2002 Four Nations Cup by a 6-0 margin on Saturday afternoon before a boisterous Saskatchewan crowd of over 5,000. The win completed a Canadian sweep of two games this week in the province. Canada opened the scoring just under two minutes into the … Read more
The last two seasons have resulted in two Hockey East regular season championships for New Hampshire, but never the elusive postseason championship or NCAA berth. Why would this year be any different? Well, a roster of 23 players instead of the 16 UNH dressed for its season finale a year ago will go a long … Read more
We’ve heard this story before. A third period goal by former Cornell player Dana Antal broke a third period tie to give Canada a victory over the United States. While the stakes weren’t so high this time – Antal’s last two third period game-winners were in the most recent Four Nations Cup finals – this … Read more
In a clash of the old guard against the new, defending NCAA champion Minnesota hosts preseason No. 1 St. Lawrence in Saturday night’s 8 p.m. ET broadcast.
Three-time NCAA champion No. 4 UMD visits WCHA rival co-No. 1 Wisconsin in Sunday’s 3 p.m. ET broadcast.
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is not necessarily the strongest conference in women’s hockey, but it is definitely the most successful. The first six years of the league’s existence have resulted in six national championships, three apiece for members Minnesota-Duluth and Minnesota. Beginning its seventh season and second as an eight-team conference, the WCHA has … Read more